Google Chrome to Distrust Symantec SSL Certificates
From 15 Mar 2018 Google Chrome will start distrusting Symantec SSL Certificates. What is happening and why? Over the past few years various concerns have been raised regarding Symantec’s process for issuing and revoking SSL certificates. As a result Google Chrome have announced that they will be distrusting SSL certificates issued by Symantec. It is […]
Intel vulnerabilities (Meltdown & Spectre)
On 3rd January 2018 engineers around the world scrambled to respond to the announcement that most CPUs on the planet had a vulnerability that would allow attackers to steal data from affected computers. Almost two weeks later and we do know a lot more however the outlook is still bleak. Am I vulnerable? Almost definitely. […]
2017 Christmas Shutdown
Christmas is fast approaching and we wanted to let you know that Dogsbody Technology will be taking some time off to celebrate the festive season. Our office will be closed on the following days and response to emails maybe slower: – Fri 15 Dec 2017 – Office Closed after 13:00 – Fri 22 Dec 2017 […]
#FoodbankAdvent 2017 – The Reverse Advent Calendar
As Foodbank demand soars in the UK Dogsbody Technology are proud to announce that this year instead of further charity giving or sending corporate gifts we will be taking part in the Reverse Advent Calendar #FoodbankAdvent by donating essential items to our local Farnborough Trussell Trust Foodbank. December is the busiest month of the year […]
End of Life for New Relic ‘Servers’ – What are your options?
Today (14 Nov 2017) New Relic are making their ‘Alerts’ and ‘Server’ services end of life (EOL). This will impact anyone who used this service to monitor server resources such as CPU, Memory, Disk Space and Disk IO. All existing alert policies will cease from today. If you rely on these alerts to monitor your […]
4 Common Server Setups For Your Web Application
There are so, so, many possibilities you may consider when designing your infrastructure, each with its distinct advantages and disadvantages. Here we’ll cover 4 of the most popular combinations, and explain the pros and cons of each. To start with, take the following bullet points and think for a moment how your architecture may differ […]